Top Piano Bars In South Florida

When most people think of piano bars, New York immediately comes to mind. In fact, most local piano bars were inspired by The Big Apple's vast array of bars catering to jazz, contemporary and crooners alike. Broward County has embraced this culture with four of five bars making this year's list. Each place has a different vibe from sophisticated to romantic and traditional to cabaret, but all are great places to hear quality music while enjoying an ambiance suited to your preference. So get yourself in a cool state of mind and get ready to be serenaded by the ivories.

Café Catula
7190 S.W. 87th Ave.
Miami, FL 33173
(305) 720-2122
cafecatula.com

Café Catula is not only an exquisite restaurant serving upscale land and sea cuisine, but it's also an art gallery and piano bar. The piano bar features the best off the baby grand at lunch and the smooth sounds of jazz at dinner. Be amazed at the contemporary canvas art and impressive bronze sculpture collection while listening to sensual melodies wafting through the air. Purchase one or all of the art pieces if you find one that suits your fancy. Sale or not, you've come to right place for a night filled with culture for the mature and sophisticated crowd.

Piano
5805 Seminole Way
Hollywood, FL 33026
(954) 792-8722
www.pianohollywood.com

If Billie Holiday were alive today and had to pick a South Florida venue to display her vocals, Piano would be it. This establishment, located at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, is expansive with a black and gold interior and cloth-laden tables where patrons can sip on cocktails and enjoy mediterranean food in full view of the stage. It's reminiscent of a modern day Cotton Club and every night has a theme. Tuesday nights are open mic night for blues, jazz, rock and spoken word and Thursday nights are SOULcial. Fridays are contemporary and Saturdays are reserved for in-house musicians, making this piano bar the place where variety and style meets classy cool.

Casablanca Café
3049 Alhambra St.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
(954) 764-3500
www.casablancacafeonline.com

Warm Mediterranean interior, an inviting fireplace and sepia-toned lighting with a patio overlooking Fort Lauderdale Beach makes the Casablanca Café one of the most romantic restaurants in South Florida. Add in decadent menu items like filet mignon and pan-seared bass, eaten to the sounds of contemporary pop and jazz, and you have an incredible night. Simply put, Casablanca Café is all about the mood. From the ceilings to the music, everything whispers home, if home was a dimly lit Mediterranean villa.

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Nando Ristorante
2500 E. Hallandale Beach Blvd.
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
(954) 457-7379
www.nandosrestaurant.com

There are some places that conjure up nostalgia and others that bring traditional entertainment to a new generation. Nando Ristorante is both. It's an authentic Italian Mediterranean fusion restaurant with a dance floor and a swanky piano player cranking out Italian standards on a white grand piano. The crowd is a mixture of 30-somethings to octogenarians, making it the perfect place to relax or cut a rug if you feel like it. Nando's truly has something for the adults and for the child in every adult.

Bill's Mustang Lounge at Bill's Filling Station
2209 Wilton Drive
Wilton Manners, FL 33305
(954) 567-5978
www.billsfillingstation.com

Wilton Manors has the South Florida market covered for gay cabaret piano bars. However, Bill's Mustang Lounge has something that separates it from the rest: talent. In this cramped space located behind Bill's Filling Station and decorated with rainbow tinsel, cabaret singers belt out hits from Judy Garland, Liza Minneli and more. The shows are two nights a week and man, can the singers pack a punch. Accompanied by a skilled piano man, patrons should head down to this establishment at least once to see what they've been missing because this place is hidden

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